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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The thousands ofunemployed poor
in London are fighting the thousands
Of unemployed rich, and it takes
nearly the whole British army to
preserve the peace. A leaven is
working through the masses, and
preparing the way for more popu-
lar aud less powerful (lordly) repre-
sentation of the people in their form
of government.
In former times, plaques of war,
famine and pestilence thlnned the
populace In Overcrowded countries,
and gave caste and class renewed
powers of domination, but under our
civilization these destroying forces
are not so active.
The final outcome of this social
conflict is not difficult to foresee.-
The millions spent by royalty and
aristocracy in endowing and perpet-
uating an exclusive line of state and
society, will have to be done away
with, and in its place must arise an
order of things that will give the
people the benefit. Useless offices
and appointments will be abolished,
and only the useful and necessary
maintained. Even In this country
where the people reign, social re-
forms will be brought about in this
respect, and the offices be filled not
for the "spoils " but for the public
good, at living wages instead of" fat
salaries" If to avoid IA revolution.
AIRY conflict, capital and labor must
be brought more closely together for
mutual benefit, so must the dregs OF
society in the lower and higher scales
be harmonized and equalized on a
more mutual business and political
footing.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

August Hatxka, of Chicago, whip
ped his 11-year. old stepchild to death
with buckled strap.
Two Russian steamers were in col
lision. Thirty five persons were
drowned.
In the interior department of Alice,
Barnum's elephant that was burned
in the Bridgeport fire, over three
hundred pennies were found.
The government of New South
Wales has offered a reward of 1926
600 to American inventors for sue.
cessful method of exterminating
rabbits, which have become a de-
stroying nuisance in that country.
Sans friends, sans money, sans
everything. The love stricken ex-
Senator from Florida is turned out
of Detroit hotel a total wreck.
Poor Jones! There are men in the
United States Senate to-day who
could have been better spared than
he.
The corn crop this Fall is the
smallest with one exception, in ten
years, barely twothirds of the yield
needed to make the cultivation OF
corn lands under the hoe profitable.
The shortage has had little influence
on price or freight shipments as yet,
but it is certain to affect both most
unfavorably after two or three
months are gone.
The sons OF rich men in Cuba con-
tinue to be carried off and held for
ransom. A son of Ceryasio Armes
has been kidnapped near Matanzas.
in a collision of freight trains
on the Cincinnati Southern Railroad,
at Memo, Tenn, Benjamin Cook,
fireman, was instantly killed, George
Lemming seriously hurt, Engineer
Hollenbeck badly scalded, and Con
ductOr Watson injured.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

Sixty men were killed and wound
ed in a fight between the Ameer's
troops and insurgents in Afghanis
tan.
An aerolite weighing three tons
and with traces Of iron, nickel and
aluminium, fell in Amsterdam, N. Y.
Fire destroyed twenty-five build
ings, including two hotels and Sena
tor Dan Hogan's residence, at
Mound City, Ill.
The report comes from Chicago
that Gen. w. A. j. Sparks will seek
vlndication of his conduct as land
commissioners by an election to Con
gress.
Gilbert Carter, aged twenty seven
years bis wife, and Mrs. John Peep
er, their housekeeper, were asphyx
lated in their sleeping rooms by gas
from coal stove at Hudson, N. Y
W. ID. Welch, while duck shooting
near Wauklegan, ILL.,, persisted with
the cold.-In collision on the
Cairo, Vincennes and Chicago Rail
road the two engineers, a brakeman
and fireman were killed.-Fire
destroyed seven stores and other
property to the value of 100000 in
York, Nebraska.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The B. & o. REPORT The total
revenues of the company during the
past fiscal year were S2O,659, O35, go
or an increSe compared with 1886 OF
81, 236, 59S,71, while the working ex
penses were S14, 120,131 20, which to-
gether with a deficit of S1,93O.I3 on
the Wheeling and Pittsburg division
and one of S76,220.S1 on the Phila
delphia Division, leaves net earnings
of S6,53S,904.70, showing that the
working expenses were 6S.34 pei
cent. of the entire revenue. The
earnings Of the main stem for the
year, including the Winchester and
Potomac, Winchester ant Strasburg
Strasburg and Harrisonburg, Metro
politan Branch, Washington CITY
and Point Lookout, Fairmout. Nor
gantown and Pittsburg and South
Branch roads were S11, POI, 34S.34
against S9,S45,613.O4 in 1856. and
the expenses were $6,S5S, O04. rs
against S5,S20,247.0S, showing an
increase of expenses disproportion
ate to the increase Of revenue,
which is partly accounted for by a
heavy increase of the expenses for
transportation and repairing locomo.
tives and passenger cars.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
HURRAH FOR GOV. GORDON.

Governor Gordon, of Georgia, has
i'm posed a fine OF five thousand dol.
lars upon the companies which lease
the convicts in that State, for their
inhuman treatment of the men and
women in their charge, and has mott.
fed them that their contracts may
be forfeited unless the convicts are
treated more humanely. Indeed.
the only reason that he did not or.
der forfeiture of the contracts in
this case was because, in the absence
of legislation, he would have been
required to release the convicts to
new lessees, with perhaps no assur
ance Of better treatment. The Gov
errors action is the first serious
blow given to the system which has
so long disgraced the State, and il
can scarcely fail to lead to its over
throw at no distant day.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
TWO MEN FOR ONE SEAT.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. 49,
ID. B. Lucas, who holds the certifi-
cate from the Governor OF West Vir-
ginia, of his appointment to the I'm
tied States Senate to succeed Mr..
Camden, has arrived in this city. To
the Commercial Gazette correspond
ent this evening Mr.. Lucas said that
it was his opinion that if either he
or Mr.. Faulkner, who was elected to
the Senate at the special session of
the West Virginia Legislature, is
seated, it ought to be himself. 81
hold the Governors certificate
said he, "and according to the Con-
stitution of West Virginia it was il
legal for the Legislature to transact
any business at its special session
except that for which it was called
together. IG was convened in spe-
cial session to pass appropriation bill,
and it was unlawful for it to proceed
to the election of United States
Senator"
"There is a good deal of feeling
among the Democrats in our State,'
he continued, "and great deal OF
dissatisfaction at the manner In
which the Federal patronage has
been distributed. That was why the
twelve apostles, as the twelve kick
ers IN the Legislature were called,
would not vote for Camden and rem.
dered an election impossible at the
regular session. 1t is claimed that
Senator Camden did not look after
the patronage close enough, and
that was the reason why the Repub
licans were successful in the western
part of the State at the last election.
West Virginia may now fully be con
sidered doubtful State. A change
of $50 votes in the eastern part OF
the State at the last election would
have given that section to the Re.
publicans."
Mr.. Lucas has prepared a pam
phlet setting forth his case, which
will be sent to all the Senators, and he
hopes it Will cause sentiment in his
favor. The general opinion here,
however, is that if either he or Mr.
Faulkner is seated it will be the lat
ter, and that Mr.. Lucas will then
make a contest
Mr.. Lucas said that he understood
that Mr.. Faulkner had been making
himself solid with his constituents
by procuring Government places for
tAem. This he himself did not be
lieve in. He thought that United
States Senator was prevented by the
Constitution from asking for posi-
tons. He said if he was seated he
should go to all the departments and
say that he did not want any greater
consideration in the matter of pat
ronage than the humblest Democrat
in the party. 1t is quite probable
that the Senate will decline to de
eide as to the merits of both Lucas
and Faulkner, and refer the whole
matter to the Committee on Privile
ges aud Elections.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The passenger station and freight
depot of the Pennsylvania Company.
Cleveland and Pittsburg Railway
and Western Union Telegraph of:
flee, at Bellaire, Ohio, were burned
Loss $4,000.
The treatment that Mr.. O'Brien
has received from the English au.
thorities is a disgrace to civilization
He was arrested and imprisoned for
expressing his political beliefs. The
attempt was made to compel him to
wear prison garb. This he refused
to do and declared he would die
first. Having been assured he
would not be further mlstreated in
this respect, he was less careful than
he had been, and while asleep in bed,
his clothes were stolen by the prison
authorities and IA prison sult subSti.
tuted. He refused to put it on and
remained in bed. His health is very
delicate from lung disease, aud he
olenly declares that the purpose of
the authorities is to cause his DEATH
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The official returns from Virginia
are not yet In, but the Republicans
claim about 1000 on the popular
vote, and the Democrats are so up.
set that they are not denying the
claim. Chairman Barbour made a
desperate fight for the Legislature,
awaiting himself of the new Demo-
cratic election law and of some other
things even less reputable.
The Republicans have twice car.
ried the State on the popular vote
since Lee was elected Governor.
They have now eight out of ten Re-
representatives. in Congress, and it is
not stretch of Imagination to en-
terrain hope of carrying the State
for the Republican Presidential
ticket.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The mob closed the courts of JUS
tice in Frederick this week, locked
the mouth of reason with the rusty
keys of darkness, declared a short
reign of Anarchy, during which it
took one hundred men but a short
time to batter down the Jail doors
and hang and shoot colOred man
named Biggus for an alleged assault
upon Mrs. Yeakle. just what the
anarchists, socialists and communists
would do to authority had they the
strength, and do it under cover of
darkness and dynamite. Frederick
Courts and Frederick intelligence
and love of justice aud reason must
feel little. What could have been
done lawfully has been done unlaw-
fully, and if the white people muir
dered a colored man unlawiully they
set warrantable precedent for col.
ored people to murder a white man
unlawfully.
We love, respect and fear Justice,
when she comes with slow and ma.
.jestic tread against the highest and
the lowest, Of all color, cline or class:
we feel confidence that what lit
tie life, liberty and possessions re.
main, are safe in her keeping, and
that all must answer alike for the
violation of that law of common
guarantee. But when q midnight
mob toys with Justice as cat with
a mouse, that love, respect and fear
turn to hatred aud revenge.
The colored man was not proven
guilty. There were three arrests
That he deserved death if guilty we
do not deny, but the judicial rope
was already dangling over his
head, and popular excitement and
prejudice would have given him Z
narrow chance even if innocent.
A white man killed Il colored mar
in Frederick some time ago, and was
cleared. Colored virtue stands nc
show at all before white rapacity, in
Court or out ; therefore. give color
ed criminal at least the benefit of a
law strict unto death, but stop muir
| dering him one hundred armed tC
one manacled. Barbarian tribe
never existed with such uneven
ideas of might aud right.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
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Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The consolidation of the Western
Union and Baltimore and Ohio
telegraph lines, has revived the
proposition for the government TO
establish a telegraph system OF its
own. Senator Edmunds will re-in'
troduce his bill and Senator Collnm
will support it, or a similar measure,
to protect the people against the
Western Union monopoly. There is
no reason why the government
should not provide telegraph sys'
tenn, just as it provided postal sys'
TEN. The one is as necessary as the
other, in the present advanced ana
Iamified business and trade Of the
country. This is a government OF
the people and for the people, ana
next to the postal accommodations
comes telegraphic conveDiences ana
accommodations.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

Barnum's winter headquarters at
Bridgeport caught fire Sunday. Loss
100000; insurance 100000. The
panic among the horses and wild
animals was terrible. Elephants run
wild, trumpeting with fear and pain,
the burned flesh hanging from them.
The Sacred White Elephant was
among three that persisted. Many
wild animals broke out and ran
through the streets, causing great
CONSERVATION. Some were shot, the
rest captured. The ring horses, stall
lions, ponies, tigers, lions, monkeys,
birds, chariots, harness, &C., were
DESTROYED.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

Miller's livery stable, in Chicago,
was burned with twenty-five horses.
and Mrs. Miller was seriously injur
ed by leaping from second-story
window.
The boiler in W. q. Wilson's & Co.'s
saw mill, Prescott, Arr, exploded,
killing the proprietor, five workmen,
and injuring a number of others.
Natural gas was struck at Prince
ton, twenty-six miles from Evans
vile, Ind, at depth of six hundred
feet, and throws blaze twenty feet
high.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
HON. D. B. LUCAS TALKS SENSE.

"The position of West Virginia
depends very much upon the course
taken by the two parties. There are
certain elements there which ought
to be conciliated-the agricultural
interest and the laboring classes, fol
inst nee. They hold the balance OF
power, and If their interests are con.
suited in Congressional legislation
and otherwise it is probable that
the Democracy will hold the State
On the other hand, if these large in
terests are sacrificed and they be-
come Indifferent the State will GO
Republican"
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

If the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission does nothing more than
show up the Standard Oil Monopo.
ly's iniquities it will have done a
good work. The testimony shows
that all competition with the Stand.
ard Company was crushed ont by
railroad Observation-Disclosures is. the
Standard Oil, by controlling rail.
road interests, charged other con-
Germs and individual shippers three
and four times the rates paid by the
Standard, thus killing and Gripping
all competitors in the oil fields. 1t
issuch monopolies that run railroads,
elections, and governments. Money
does it. The profits last year were
sl9,0OO,OO0.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

The white Caps, a band of self.
styled regulators, are causing trou-
BILE in the neighborhood of Crawford
vile, Ind.-Forest fires in South.
ern Illinois have destroyed several
farm houses and bridges and tele-
graph lines on the Illinois Central
and Mobile and Ohio Railroads.
Criminal negligence was the verdict
of the coroner's jury in the case oil
the killing of four men in collision
on the Cairo, Vincennes and Chica-
go Railroad near Vienna, Iii.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
OVER A HUNDRED LIVES LOST.

LONDON, November 90 The
Dutch steamer w. A. Scholton,
Capt. Taat, which left Rotterdam
yesterday for New York, was sunk
by collision with the steamer Rosa
May, of Hartlepool, ateleven O'Clock
last night, ten miles off Dover. The
Scholton carried a complement of210
passengers and crew. The steamer
Eyre, of Sunderland, rescued ninety
OF the crew of passengers, aud land
ed them at the Sailors Home, Dow.
er. One hundred and thirty two OF
the passengers and crew are missing.
One passenger and u child of the
party brought to Dover were found
dead from exposure. The Rosa
May is anchored off Ramsgate, with
her bows stove.
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26
CONFIDENTIAL TO AGENTS
COMMISSIONERS NOTICE.
COMMISSIONERS OFFICE.

COMMISSIONERS OFFICE. I
Martinsburg. w. Va, Oct 2Sth, 1887.
Robt. Lamon, Admir- of Ellen o ConnelI, dec d =,
against
Ellen O'Connel, Mary Kelley, Catharine Cum
miskey, Thomas Bryon Thomas Kelley, j. W.
McSherry, Daniel O'Connell and Michael
OConnell.
To all the parties to the dbove entitled cause.
By decree of the Circuit Court of Berkeley
County, entered at the September term there
of. on the 18th day of Oct. 1887, the above en-
titled cause pending in said court was re ferred
to the undersigned Com missioner, to state and
settle the accounts of Robt. Lamon, Sheriff of
Berkeley Co., West Va, and as such commit
tee. admir- of Ellen O'Connell, decd, to ascer-
tain the debts now owing and unpaid by said
Ellen O'Connell, decd. which are proper
charges against her estate; also, the respective
amounts and priorities of the same; and, also,
to ascertain and report the real estate left by
said Ellen O'Connen at the date of her death.
and the fee simple and rental value of the
same. You will take notice that have fixed
upon the
18th DAY OF DECEMBER, 1887,
as the time. and my office, In the Court House
in Martinsbdrg, w. Va, as the place for exc
cutting the said decree of reference, and If not
completed on that day the same will be con-
tinued from time to time at the same place
until finished.
Given under my hand this 18th day of Novem-
Der, 1897. JOHN 4. PICKING, Com'r.
Nov. 5.-It
Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1887-11-26

RICHMOND, Va, Nov. 21.-The
campaign recently made by the
Democrats in the senatorial district
to which Roanoke City belongs was
so bitter against the Republicans,
and especially those of the Northern
States, who have settled there, and
former Democrats who dared to vote
for a Republican, that the chairman
of the Democratic committe of
Roanoke has printed a card address.
ed to tour Northern BRETHREN" in
which he apologies for the intoler.
ance of his party and cordially in.
vites people of every shade of politi
cal opinion to settle in this region.
Colonel Houston. formerly oil
Pennsylvania, protectionlst and
Republican, defeated q Democrat in
this senatorial district. Danville
tried the bulldozing method in poll
tics and lost trade and Roanoke is
afraid of the same result; hence the
cry from there for peace.